SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently makes powerful inferences from
- the ALIGNMENT,
- that is, the word by word comparison,
of almost identical  verses.The minor variations
between these almost similar  verses suggests nuances
and differences or even meaning. We
call this the Rashi rule of ALIGNMENT

-When Rashi identifies two cases from the ALIGNMENT we call
this the Rashi subrule of TWO CASES

-When Rashi infers nuances from the variations between the
almost similar verses (or verse phrases) we call this the
Rashi subrule of NUANCES.

-When Rashi infers MEANING from the ALIGNMENT of almost
identical phrases we call this the Rashi SUBRULE of MEANING.

EXAMPLE 1: Dt24-08a Dt24-08b
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Verse Dt24-08 discussing the obligation to
observe the Leprosy laws
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WATCH        the plague of leprosy, to
WATCH AND DO according to all that the priests
the Levites shall teach you;
as I commanded them, so you shall
WATCH AND DO
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The CAPPED words hi-light the subtle nuances in
the ALIGNED phrases. Rashi comments
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- WATCH & DO: Refers to the Laws in Lv13. Leprosy
plagues are either declared (a)ritually pure
(b) ritually impure or (c)impure requiring sacrificial
atonement.
- WATCH WITHOUT DO: Refers to a WATCHING of the PLAGUE
and ITS SIGNS--that is there is a Biblical prohibition
of tearing out SIGNS of ritual impurity or defacing
a LEPROSY PLAGUE
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LIST309y summarizes this ALIGNMENT.

EXAMPLE Dt24-13a
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Both Dt24-13a and Ex22-25 both speak about returning loan
pledges such as night garments
but use slightly different language
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Dt24-13a ....you shall return it to him AT sundown;
Ex22-25  ....you shall return it to him BY sundown;
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Rashi comments on the CAPPED ALIGNED phrases
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- You MAY return it ANY TIME during the DAY(BY SUNDOWN)
- You MUST return it to him AT SUNDOWN (If you havent already)
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List309z summarizes this ALIGNMENT

EXAMPLE Dt25-03b
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Note the CAPPED referrals in the Biblical paragraph Dt25-01:03
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If there is a controversy between men
and they come to judgment, that the judges may judge them;
....
and condemn the WICKED.
And it shall be, if the WICKED man deserves to be beaten,
....according to his WICKEDNESS.
40 stripes he may give him,
if he should exceed... with many stripes,
then your BROTHER might be degraded
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Rashi comments
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The person throughtout the paragraph is
called WICKED. But after he receives the
stripes he is called BROTHER (Showing
that his sins have been forgiven).
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List310b summzarizes this ALIGNMENT

LIST OF 3 phrases with WATCH in Dt24-08

LIST OF 2 verses requiring return of loan pledges

LIST OF references to a CRIMINAL in Dt25-01:03b

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Some Rashi comments deal with FORMATTING.
Modern authors FORMAT using such techniques as
BULLETS, PARAGRAPHING, BOLD, ITALICS and UNDERLINE.
The Biblical Author achieved these effects but thru
different means.

For example a modern author might hilight distinct
items using BULLETS. The Biblical Author hilights
distinct items using REPEATING KEYWORDS.

We call this the Rashi rule of FORMATTING with the Rashi
subrule of KEYWORDS AS BULLETS

(Rashi could also infer from the general PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
(without any keywords). We call this the the Rashi rule of
FORMATTING with the Rashi subrule of PARAGRAPHS.)


EXAMPLE Dt23-05b
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Dt23-04:05 states
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An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into
the congregation of the Lord; to their tenth generation
shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord forever;
Because they met you not with bread and with water
- AT the roads,
- AT the Exodus
and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
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The repeated word AT creates a BULLET atmosphere.
Rashi therefore indicates the EMPHASIS in each bullet
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- AT the ROADS---(RASHI: When you were road weary)
- AT the Exodus--(-----: When you still felt like slaves)
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LIST120s below summarizes this argument

EXAMPLE Dt18-04a Dt18-04b
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Verse Dt18-04, discussing the PRIESTLY GIFTS, states
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- The FIRST fruit also of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and
- The FIRST of the fleece of your sheep,
shall you give the PRIEST
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The repeating keyword phrase THE FIRST creates a BULLET atmosphere.
Rashi therefore indicates the EMPHASIS in each bullet
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-- FIRST of grain,wine,oil (RASHI: This is the TERUMAH gift
cross referenced in Nu18-25:32 which is obligatory on
both Jews and Levites---when you harvest grain, oil or
wine you must give the beginning harvest to the priest as
a gift)

-- FIRST of the flecce of your sheep (RASHI: When you fleece
your sheep then the first shearings must be made a gift
to the priest)
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Here Rashi interprets the repeating keywords as indicating
TWO SEPARATE GIFTS
- FIRST of harvest
- FIRST of fleecing

Rashi makes further comments about the
percentage required for the gift (2% for grains
and 1.5% for fleece). Although there
are attempts to make these quantities Biblical Rashi points
out that Biblically there are no quantities (The quantities
are Rabbinic).

LIST120t below summarizes this argument

BULLETED structure of    Dt18-04(FIRST priestly gifts:GRAIN/FLEECE)

BULLETED structure of    Dt23-05b Harassed at a)Road and b)Exodus

Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10